Where does the Swallow-tailed Kite live?
Elanoides forficatus has 440,616 records in 43 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 440,616 records
- 43 places
- 157 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAccipitriformesAccipitridaeElanoides
When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 244,045 | |
| Costa Rica | 55,819 | |
| Ecuador | 36,517 | |
| Colombia | 22,169 | |
| Brazil | 19,276 | |
| Panama | 14,924 | |
| Peru | 10,768 | |
| Belize | 6,475 | |
| Argentina | 6,377 | |
| Mexico | 4,076 | |
| Nicaragua | 3,391 | |
| Honduras | 3,131 | |
| Venezuela | 3,121 | |
| Bolivia | 1,918 | |
| Guatemala | 1,753 | |
| Guyana | 1,372 | |
| Suriname | 1,367 | |
| Canada | 1,363 | |
| French Guiana | 907 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 669 | |
| Paraguay | 409 | |
| Cuba | 333 | |
| Bermuda | 117 | |
| Bahamas | 88 | |
| Cayman Islands | 70 | |
| Portugal | 34 | |
| El Salvador | 25 | |
| Chile | 21 | |
| Uruguay | 17 | |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | |
| Dominican Republic | 10 | |
| Curaçao | 8 | |
| Aruba | 7 | |
| Bonaire | 5 | |
| Guadeloupe | 4 | |
| Jamaica | 3 | |
| Martinique | 3 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3 | |
| Sint Maarten | 2 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 43 places.
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Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
3,359,616 records
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
2,938,262 records
Black Kite
2,793,592 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.